Enema set by I. Read

Enema set by I. Read

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Enema set by I. Read, with syringe, 2 nozzles in case, tubing missing probably 19th century, English

Details

Category:
Therapeutics
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A640563
Materials:
box, mahogany and box, velvet
type:
enema syringes

Parts

Syringe, piston-action

Syringe, piston-action

Syringe, piston-action

Materials:
pewter
Object Number:
A640563 Pt1
type:
enema syringes
Ends of connecting tube between syringe and nozzle

Ends of connecting tube between syringe and nozzle

Ends of connecting tube between syringe and nozzle

Materials:
ivory
Object Number:
A640563 Pt2
type:
tubes
Two ivory rectal nozzles

Two ivory rectal nozzles

Two ivory rectal nozzles, one straight, one L-shaped

Materials:
box, mahogany and box, velvet
Object Number:
A640563 Pt3
type:
nozzles